#A97EE3#A97EE3
#A97EE3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.150 H 302.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97EE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 126, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 64%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 44%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.6%, 44.5%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.70, 36.74, -45.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.70, 58.38, 309.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.61% 0.0799 -0.1269) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.61% 0.15 302.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6851, 28.9028, 76.2516) |
| Luminance | 0.2890 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 4.85
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.00
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.65
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 6.03
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.39
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97EE3 #B8E37E
analogous
#7E86E3 #A97EE3 #DC7EE3
triadic
#A97EE3 #E3A97E #7EE3A9
tetradic
#A97EE3 #E37E86 #B8E37E #7EE3DC
square
#A97EE3 #E37E86 #B8E37E #7EE3DC
split-complementary
#A97EE3 #E3DC7E #86E37E
monochromatic
#6829BD #874CD8 #A97EE3 #CBB0EE #ECE3F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.10
#A97EE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.78
#A97EE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97EE3
6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97EE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97EE3 | 1.00 | 3.10 | 6.78 | 6.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6292E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C92E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F8FA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97ee3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 126, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.150 302.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5a4ec',
500: '#a97ee3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97ee3; $custom-light: #c5a4ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97ee3",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 126,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.545,
"s": 64.331,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6761,
"c": 0.15001,
"h": 302.2
},
"luminance": 0.28903
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97EE3
secondary
#E1EDD0
accent
#CC1980
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F4FD
border
#D1CED5
text
#130F16
muted
#827F84